Firefighter stabbed in East Boston

By Courtney Brooks, Globe Correspondent

Police are investigating the stabbing of an off-duty firefighter in East Boston early Sunday.

At 2:43 a.m., officers responded to a call about a stabbing at a fire station on Saratoga Street. The victim, already in an ambulance, told them he had gone to Chivas Restaurant, at Prescott and Bennington streets, where a group of what he thought were Hispanic men told him to leave, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, said he drove to the fire station, and the group followed. The victim exited his car and was assaulted and stabbed in the chest, police said. The victim was treated by firefighters at the station and taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

No suspects were found. Police asked anyone with information on the incident to call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS (8477) or text ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

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